From the text about the collective defense against the J20 charges:

"Let us pause in awe at the stupefying hypocrisy of those who profess to believe in the 'rule of law.' How can it be that the prosecutor, the court bureaucracy, and two grand juries were permitted to terrorize two hundred defendants with multiple nonexistent felony charges for nearly a year? Surely, if anyone is still naïve enough to earnestly believe in the rule of law, they should consider those who are complicit in pressing nonexistent charges to be the number one threat to civil society. Prosecutors, police, and judges neither believe in nor uphold the rule of law any more than the most iconoclastic anarchist does. The difference is that anarchists are honest about this and propose an ethical alternative, whereas the professionals of the justice industry shamelessly pursue personal gain and little else."

A week and a half after we published this text, the Democrats finally compelled Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race. But our argument stands—not just because it took almost a month for Biden to withdraw, and not only because he simply passed the torch to Kamala Harris, who represents the same policies and the same ossified bureaucracy, but because all the problems we face remain as intractable as they were before he dropped out.

A real solution would not change who the Democratic candidate for president is—it would render it irrelevant.

https://crimethinc.com/BidenDoomed

124 years ago today, Gaetano Bresci, an Italian anarchist who had already risked his life to save Errico Malatesta from an assassination attempt, sacrificed his life to impose consequences on the king of Italy for the deaths of hundreds of poor working people.

Under interrogation, he insisted that he acted alone, and said:

“I’m sure I was not wrong to do what I did. I do not even intend to appeal. I appeal only to the next proletarian revolution.”

In his honor, we produced our first singing zine (sound on!). This particular zine performs “Alla stazion di monza,” one of several traditional Italian songs about Bresci’s courageous act of self-sacrifice.

You can read our biography of Bresci here:

https://crimethinc.com/bresci

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Was ist Sicherheitskultur?

https://crimethinc.com/2004/11/01/was-ist-sicherheitskultur

Eine Sicherheitskultur ist eine Reihe von Angewohnheiten, die von einer Gruppe geteilt wird. Eine Sicherheitskultur ist so entworfen, dass sie für Menschen, die vom Staat verfolgt werden könnten, das Risiko senkt geschnappt zu werden.

#Deutsch

The wave of racist attacks taking place around the UK is, in part, the consequence of right-wing billionaires acquiring control of social media. After Elon Musk bought Twitter, he reinstated the accounts of Tommy Robinson and many other fascists. One of Tommy Robinson's key henchmen posted the video that contributed to setting off this wave of attacks. Musk has continued to stoke the fires.

While liberals may respond by calling for more crackdowns on "extremism" on social media, such crackdowns would inevitably target the anti-fascists who represent the last line of defense against despotism. Instead, let's start by asking what it is that billionaires like Elon Musk stand to gain from scapegoating immigrants and promoting civil war, then consider what it will take to stop them.

https://crimethinc.com/twittercanary

This collection of reports from the UK offers a glimpse into the wave of far-right attacks sweeping the country and documents how police are targeting anti-fascists who seek to defend their communities.

https://itsgoingdown.org/uk-mass-community-defense-far-right-attacks/

Trying to find our books in Europe? Black Mosquito finally has all our English noscripts back in stock, along with their German versions.

https://black-mosquito.org/de/lesen.html?buch_autor=755

Charlottesville Revisited—2017 to 2024

A review of the resistance to the "Unite the Right" rally, drawing on the recollections of some of those who were on the front lines.

https://crimethinc.com/Charlottesville2024

Seven years ago, anti-fascists converged in Charlottesville, Virginia to oppose a rally that brought together Klansmen, neo-Nazis, far-right militias, and fascists aiming to unify the white supremacist movement.

A few hundred brave people set out to stop them—outnumbered, underprepared, and terrified.

It’s important to remember this today—first, because the Trump era isn't over. As exhausting as it is, we still face the same threats and challenges we confronted seven years ago, and the outcome remains as uncertain today as it was then. Revisiting these events illuminates the stakes of the struggles before us now.

At the same time, the outcome of the events in Charlottesville shows how much a small number of courageous people can accomplish, even when victory seems impossible.

Today marks seven years since Heather Heyer lost her life while standing up to fascists in Charlottesville. We honor Heather’s courage and the courage of all the others who knowingly put themselves in harm’s way that day for the sake of protecting others.

In 2024, the site of the attack remains a place of memory, mourning, and calls to resist.

https://crimethinc.com/Charlottesville2024

We are heartbroken report the untimely passing of Luciano Pitronello, known as Tortuga, an anarchist from the territory dominated by the Chilean state.

Here, you can read some of Tortuga's writing and some recollections of him:

https://crimethinc.com/TortugaVive

In 2011, at age twenty-two, Tortuga was severely injured during an attempt to carry out an attack on a Santander bank in Santiago. The explosion resulted in Tortuga losing one hand and suffering severe damage to his other hand as well as his eyes, skin, and lungs. At first, it was unclear to what extent he would recover.

Demonstrating admirable determination, he survived the ordeal and exceeded expectations in the extent of his recovery.

In 2012, Tortuga was acquitted of terrorism charges and released from prison. After his release, he helped to establish and maintain the self-managed social center and autonomous library Sante Geronimo Caserio.

Two days ago, while Tortuga was working in Santiago, he came into contact with electrical cables and was killed by an electrical shock. This tragedy illustrates that the most dangerous thing is not resistance—it is ordinary life at the mercy of capitalism. We honor all of the ways that Tortuga contributed to the struggle for a better world, not least the example that he set in confronting hardship.

You can also listen to an interview with Tortuga here:

https://crimethinc.com/podcast/30